Inclusion Criteria

Key Inclusion criteria:

1. Patients must sign an informed consent before assessment

2. Patients with pathologically and/or clinically confirmed diagnosis of stage IV
non-small (squamous or non-squamous) cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or stage III/IV
adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

3. Patients with stage IV NSCLC will be receiving or completed or discontinued standard
chemotherapy or be chemotherapy-naive by choice.

4. Patients with stage III/IV pancreatic adenocarcinoma will be receiving standard
chemotherapy or no chemotherapy. If patients are receiving chemotherapy, a change in
chemotherapy is not expected.

5. Greater than or equal to 5% unintentional weight loss over the previous 3-6 months,
not explained by simple starvation. Simple starvation is considered to be excluded
when weight loss is not ameliorated by standard nutritional counseling and oral
supplementation over a 2 week period.

6. Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m2.

7. Life expectancy of at least 4 months.

8. Able to communicate well and comply with the requirements of the study, including by
phone and written logs.

Key Exclusion criteria:

1. Patients who have received investigational anti-neoplastic therapy within 3 weeks of
screening

2. Evidence of inadequate organ or brain function, as defined by lab tests and imaging

3. Patients with severe and/or uncontrolled medical conditions that could interfere with
the study (e.g. heart conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes, infection)
uncontrolled pain or any other non-stable illness

4. Pregnant or lactating women.

5. Women capable of becoming pregnant must use highly effective contraception during the
study and for 8 weeks after stopping treatment. All female patients must have
negative pregnancy test results throughout the study

6. Patients unwilling or unable to follow instructions.

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.